2. Think and choose which skills are vital for your career in business? For ideas:

strong professional background strong commercial instinct creative problem-solving proven team leadership skills self-motivation persistence familiarity with Windows aged 25-35

excellent qualifications 6-years’ professional experience in … developed management skills intellectual abilities strong written and verbal communication skills fluency in English and another European language strong analytical skills

3. Think and explain what you should, must and can do to make your career.

4. Write a page of an essay to explain how your education will help you achieve your long-range goals.

HOME READING

TEXT 4 D

1. The sentences have been removed from the text. Read Text 4d and decide in which numbered gap each one should go. (There is one extra sentence, which you do not need to use).

A. Legend has it that the architecture of the Crown Victoria was actually planned by Queen Victoria herself.

B. From 1908 to 1927, more than half the cars sold in the United States were Fords.

C. Ford devoted much time and money to educational and charitable projects

D. But Ford soon began working to make a simple car that many people could afford.

E. To lower the price, Ford and his executives created an assembly line method in which conveyor belts brought automobile parts to workers.

F. He also opposed labor unions.

G. To encourage productivity, Ford introduced a profit-sharing plan, which set aside part of the company’s profits for its employees.

H. The Ford Motor Company began to produce its own parts.

I. In 1915, during World War I, he and about 170 other people travelled to Europe at his expense to seek peace.

J. Parts cost less to ship than whole automobiles did.

HENRY FORD

Henry Ford (1863-1947), was the leading manufacturer of American automobiles in the early 1900's. He established the Ford Motor Company, which revolutionized the automobile industry with its assembly line method of production. The savings from this technique helped Ford sell automobiles at a lower price than anyone had before. 1)__________________________________

Early life. Ford was born on a farm in what is now Dearborn, Mich. He became a machinist at the age of 16 and later worked as an engineer at a Detroit electric company. As a young man, Ford became interested in automobiles. He built his first successful gasoline engine in 1893 and his first automobile in 1896.

Industrial accomplishments. In 1903, Ford organized the Ford Motor Company. At first, the company produced only expensive cars, as its competitors did. 2) _______________ He achieved one of the first such cars with the Model T, which appeared in 1908. In 1909, Ford decided to produce only Model Ts.

The original price of $850 for a model "T" touring car was too high for many customers. 3) _____________________________________. Each worker performed a particular task, such as adding or tightening a part. This system helped reduce the assembly time of a Ford automobile from about 12.5 worker-hours in 1912 to about 1.5 worker-hours in 1914.

4)___________________________________________________ instead of buying from independent suppliers at a higher price. Ford also shipped automobile parts, rather than assembled automobiles, to market areas, where assembly plants put the parts together.

5)_________________________________________________ In addition, the company began to make its own glass and steel.

As the company's production costs fell, Ford passed much of the savings on to his customers. The price of a Model T touring car dropped to $550 in 1913, $440 in 1915, $290 in 1924, putting the automobile within reach of the average family.

In 1914, Ford raised the minimum wages to $5 a day for his employees 22 years of age and over. This rate was more than twice what most wages earners received. Ford also reduced the workday from 9 to 8 hours. To encourage productivity, Ford introduced a profit-sharing plan, which set aside part of the company's profits for its employees.

During the mid-1920's, Ford continued to produce the Model T even though its popularity had declined. He also continued to offer only basic transportation at a low cost. The Model T changed little from year to year, and until 1926 it came only one color, black.

Ford finally introduced a new design, the model A, in 1927, after more than 15 million Model Ts had been sold. In 1932, Ford introduced the first low-priced car with a V-8 engine, a power engine that had eight cylinders arranged in V. Ford Motor declined throughout the 1930's, and some people began to question Henry Ford's management skills. In 1945, Henry Ford II, one of Ford's grandsons, took over the company.

Political and charitable activities. Ford had taken an interest in political affairs. 6) __________________________________________ The group, which lacked approval by the US government, failed to persuade the warring nations to settle their differences.

In 1918, the year the war ended, Ford ran as a Democrat for a Senate seat from Michigan. He lost the election and did not seek public office again, but he continued to speak out on political issues. He made many statements critical of Jews. 7).___________________________.

8)___________________________________________________. He established Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum, both in Dearborn. The village is a group of restored historical buildings. The museum includes exhibits in science, industry, and art. In 1936, Ford and his son, Edsel, set up the Ford Foundation, the world's largest foundation, which gives grants for education, research and development.

Ford wrote four books with author Samuel Crowther. They are My Life and Work (1922), Today and Tomorrow (1926), Edison As I Know Him (1930), and Moving Forward (1931).